It is scheduled from 5 to 10 p.m. outside the shelter at 235 Jersey City Blvd. in Jersey City.

"Liberty Humane Society Uncensored," a Facebook fan page with over 600 members, and Pets Alive, a no-kill animal sanctuary in New York, organized the event, the Journal reports.

The vigil is being organized by animal rescue groups, concerned citizens, former Liberty Humane Society volunteers and people who are concerned about animals at the shelter being killed, Pets Alive President Matt DeAngelis said.

Rachel Roseberry, who adopted two cats from Liberty Humane Society about three years ago, joined the Facebook group and plans to attend tonight. She said: "I am a pet lover and a member of the Jersey City community, and I am disgusted by the things LHS is doing.”

Liberty Humane interim board member Diana Jeffrey has said the animals had to be euthanized because they were too dangerous. She has said going no-kill is a long-term goal of the shelter.

The shelter has been steeped in controversy since its entire board resigned in July. The new board has made staffing changes and tried to come into compliance with state mandates.

The organizers have created a website, http://endthekilling.org with a petition seeking a moratorium on the killing and a census of the animals.